Picks for Saturday, April 17, 2010

Diamondbacks game was BRUTAL last night. So was the Giants game. At least the SHARKS won in overtime!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ACE DAY!! I'll be working all day, thank the lord for day baseball!!

Johan Santana -110 @ Jaime Garcia -110, 7.5

Johan has a career 2-0 record with a 2.63 era against St. Louis and is looking to rebound from his last start against Washington, where he was chased early after giving up a grand slam. If there's one thing I know about Johan Santana, it's that he is a competitor, and rarely loses back-to-back starts, if ever. Jaime Garcia was very sharp this spring, and the Cardinals have high hopes for him, but he is not a 2-time CY young winner like Johan. Matt Holliday missed last night's game with an apparent illness, and no telling if he'll play today. Even if he does, I still like David Wright and a hot Francoeur to provide enough support to get the Mets a dub.

Pick: Mets -110

Jake Peavy -130 @ Jake Westbrook +110, 8

I'm already picked against Jake Peavy twice this year, and he hasn't done much to give me confidence. That being said, he's done more than his counterpart today. Westbrook has already been rocked by the White Sox this year, and has lost four straight decisions to them (including his last start to Peavy). Neither team has been rocking the cover off the ball (Cleveland is hitting .211), but I like the looks of the White Sox lineup today. Look for Peavy to bounce back and have his first useful start of 2010.

Pick: White Sox -130

Quick picks: I'm only recommending putting half of a unit on these games, as the research was split, but my gut likes them.

James Shields +115 @ Boston

Jamie Moyer -110 vs Florida

Tim Lincecum RL -105 @ Los Angeles